Employee had his hand on the belt structure as they were clearing a blockage in the rock box and a rock came loose hitting his hand requiring sutures.
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Showing all 35Employee was driving tractor and ran into the rib and injured his ribs.
Employee began to experience back pain while cleaning beltline with scoop.
EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING OVER FCT-3 IN PANEL FM04 AND WHEN FCT-3 TRAMMED FORWARD, HE FELL ON THE FCT BELT. HE ENDED UP WITH A LACERATION ON HIS HEAD, SWELLING LEFT FOOT, ABRASION ON ARMS. HE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BELTLINE & GOT HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BELT & ROLLER.
Employee was loading shuttle car. When shuttle car was finished loading and started to leave room, it hooked a rope that is used to drag miner cable. Cable pulled tight knocking employee to the ground. He did not miss any work but was on restricted duty.
Employee was driving FRK-21B down main south, hit a rock in road, twisting steering wheel and twisting left wrist. EE did not miss any work but was put on restricted duty.
Employee was riding in mantrip on main south road. Mantrip hit a bump in road causing him to jog his back while sitting in front passenger seat. Employee did not miss any work but was on restricted duty.
EE WAS TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR INTO 1 ROOM OF PANEL FM03 RAN OVER A ROCK WHICH CAUSED EE TO HIT HIS RT ELBOW ON CAB. EE CAME BACK TO REGULAR JOB BUT WAS RESTRICTED FROM WORKING OVERTIME
Ee was watering roadway between 1&2 rms. JSC-41 went around corner and trammed up 1 rm towards miner. Ee moved to corner in 1 rm to put water hose against rib and car cable hit her, knocking her into rib.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRK-25 IN BELT DRIFT IN PANEL FM01. HE SAID HE HIT A DIP IN ROAD BOTTOMING OUT SEAT SUSPENSION AND JAMMED HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JOY SHUTTLE CAR IN PANEL FM02 AND RAN OVER A LIP OR ROCK IN THE TRAM WAY. HE HIT OR JAMMED NECK ON CANOPY OF CAR.
EE WAS OPERATING CHERRY PICKER BETWEEN ROADWAY AND RUN, CHERRY PICKER GOT STUCK & EE WAS ROCKING IT BACK & FORTH. WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT JUMPED & EE'S PANT LEG GOT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING PULLING HIS LEFT FOOT OUT OF PICKER, MASHING FOOT BETWEEN PICKER & ROADWAY.
EE WAS STANDING BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT WHEN A 3RD PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WAS GOING TO PASS ON ROADWAY. THE 3RD PIECE OF EQUIPMENT STRUCK THE JEEP PUSHING IT INTO THE EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF MANTRIP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MANTRIP. AS THE MANTRIP PASSED THE H09N INTERSECTION, EE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A 4" STEEL WATER LINE. KNOCKING HIS UNCONSCIOUS.
EE WAS DRIVING FRK-27 INTO PANEL SB01, HIT A PILE OF DIRT IN ROADWAY, CAUSING HIM TO BOUNCE UP IN TRACTOR SEAT, COMING DOWN IN SEAT, CAUSING SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT, CAUSING PAIN TO LOWER BACK.
EE WAS TRAMMING LHD SCOOP #6 INTO PANEL SB03, HIT A HOLE OR ROCK IN ROADWAY, DOOR OF LHD-6 CAME OPEN, EE WITH FORWARD IN LHD-6 SEAT, DOOR CAME BACK STRIKING HIM IN FOREHEAD.
EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING IN THE BACK OF A MANTRIP GOING INTO THE MINE HIT HIS HEAD ON A HANGING CABLEON MAIN SOUTH ROAD.
EE WAS RIDING IN MANTRIP WHEN THE PLEXIGLASS WINDSHIELD CAME OUT OF THE FRAME AND STRUCK EE. EE STATED WHEN HE JERKED HIS HEAD OUT OF THE WAY HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING A LUBE TRUCK IN PANEL A98 HE WAS BACKING LUBE TRUCK UP AND HAD HIS FOOT OUTSIDE OF LUBE TRUCK AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEN LUBE TRUCK AND BOLT SUPPLY TRAILER.
EE WAS IN PANEL L19 AS A UTILITY FOREMAN. HE HAD PARKED HIS JEEP IN FIRST XCUT IN PANEL, CREW WAS DOING A PULL BACK, ANOTHER EE WAS OPERATING A LOWTRAC, MOVING A TRASH HOPPER, DID NOT SEE FORE MAN IN FRONT OF HIM & RAN INTO HIM. PINNED HIM BETWEEN TRASH HOPPER & JEEP.
EE WAS DRIVING #4A SHUTTLE CAR IN PANEL SB01, TOWARD THE MINER WHEN HE HIT A BUMP OR DIP IN ROADWAY AND IT BOUNCED HIM INTO CANOPY OF SHUTTLE CAR. EE WORKED UNTIL 2-12-02 + ACCIDENT WAS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.
EE WAS DRIVING MANTRIP ON SBM ROADWAY AT 18 XCUTAND HIT A BUMPY SECTION IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSEDTHE HOOD RESTRAINT LATCHES TO RELEASE ALLOWING THE HOOD TO COME BACK AND STRIKE HIS HEAD.
EE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR IN PANEL R17NA WAS HEADING INBY TO MINER ON OFFSIDE SHUTTLE CAR TO ROOM WHEN RAN OVER SPILLED MUCK FROM HIS PREVIOUS TRIP. THROWING HIM INTO CANOPY ON CAR EE HIS HEA D AND NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING SHUTTLE CAR IN PANEL SH01 SHOULDER BOOSE HIS YARD HE HIT A BUMP IN TRANWAY AND STRAINED NECK.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR IN PANEL028-3 WHILE TURNING CORNER INTO BELT ENTRY SHUTTLE CAR STRUCK RIB ON CORNER KNOCKING A PIECE OF ROCK CAB. LANDED ON EMPLOYEE LEFT THIGH AND SLID DOWN HIS CALF.
EE CALLED GC ON SEPT 28 2001 SAID SHE HAS BEEN TO A DR. BECAUSE OF BACK PAIN. DR SAID SHE PROBABLY HAD A COMPRESSED DISK IN NECK CAUSED BY THE REPETATIVE BOUNCING OF OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR, S HE DID NOT FEEL THERE WAS A SPECIFIC INCIDENT CAUSING HER PROBLEMS.
EE WAS INVOLVED IN PERSONAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT WHILE LEAVING COMPANY EMPLOYEES PARKING LOT.
EE STATED THAT WHILE OPERATING A LOWTRAC IN MINEON ROADWAY, HIT A ROCK AND JARED HIS LOWER BACK. EE COMPLAINING OF LOWER BACK PAIN ON 6-1-01.
WHILE TURNING RIGHT HIS LEFT FRONT WHEEL HIT A ROCK. THE IMPACT THREW EMPLOYEE INTO THE TOP OF THE CAB CAUSING HIM TO HIT HIS HEAD AND STRAIN HIS NECK.
EE WAS RUNNING SHUTTLE CAR INBY PANEL 028-2, RAN OVER ROCK ON HIT HOLE IN THE TRAMWAY CAUSING HIM TO HIT HEAD ON CAB OF SHUTTLE CAR.
EE WASW OPERATING LHD - 913 AT 2MS TAIL MUCKING OUT TAIL. HE STOOD UP IN CAB OF MACHINE AND FELT A POP IN HIS KNEE.
EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNIG S/C IN PANEL I80 MAINS, CAMEAROUND A CORNER AND CAR HIT RIB, CAUSING HIS NECK TO WHIP FORWARD, CAUSING PAIN IN NECK.
EE WAS OPERATING #6 LHD SCOOP CAME AROUND CORNER FROM J.M.E. ON TO MS ROAD. HE DID NOT GET THE MACHINE STRAIGHT AFTER MAKING THE CORNER AND RAN INTO A NOTCH ON EAST RIB HITTING HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR WHEN HE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP.
EE WAS RUNNING A MINER IN SRM LOADED SHUTTLE CAR. SHUTTLE CAR HOOKED MINER CABLE PULLING SLACK CABLE AND CABLE HIT HIM BELOW KNEE KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND. STRAIN TO RT KNEE & LOWER LEG.